In my teens, I left the religion I was raised in and identified as an atheist for many years. Eventually, I found my way back to a personal, embodied understanding of the sacred — one that could hold doubt, direct experience, and the wisdom of the body. That spiritual reorientation, like my relationship with food, wasn’t something I could think my way through. It had to be lived.

Earlier in my life, I sought certainty and worth through discipline. After high school, I went to West Point, believing that structure, willpower, and becoming “the best of the best” would finally make me into someone I could respect. I served as an intelligence officer and was deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan. From the outside, I was functioning and successful. Inside, I felt deeply unhappy and disconnected, though I didn’t yet know how to name that or imagine another way of living. I knew how to endure. I didn’t yet know how to listen to myself.

During my adult life, I was married for fifteen years to a high-functioning alcoholic. I stayed for a long time, trying therapy, understanding, patience, and repair, until it became clear that I could not stay without losing myself. The divorce was profoundly painful, and it was also a turning point. It became a catalyst for deep spiritual seeking and reorientation, leading me to yoga, earth-based and embodied forms of prayer, Indigenous wisdom traditions, and eventually to somatic work. What began as heartbreak slowly became a process of remembering, a return to myself that I hadn’t known was possible at the time.

I spent years in talk therapy, which helped me understand my story. But it wasn’t until I worked with somatic practitioners that real integration began — when I could feel how my past lived in my body, how different parts of me had adapted to survive, and how much intelligence there was in patterns I once tried to fix.

That experience changed everything.

How I Work

My work is grounded in somatic, relational practice and shaped most deeply by Hakomi principles: mindfulness, nonviolence, organicity, unity, and mind–body holism.

What this means in practice is simple, though not easy:

We slow down.
We listen.
We stay curious about what’s happening in the present moment.

Rather than trying to change you, fix you, or move you toward a predetermined outcome, I offer presence, attunement, and skillful somatic guidance so that your own inner wisdom can come forward. From there, change tends to arise naturally — through understanding, integration, and being deeply met.

This work often includes emotion, insight, tenderness, and relief. Many people are surprised by how much they feel — and by how nourishing it is to be accompanied rather than managed.

Who I Tend to Work With

I tend to work with people who are exhausted from fighting themselves.

Many have struggled with emotional or overeating and sense that food is not the real issue.

Others are navigating major life transitions — questioning a marriage, considering divorce, feeling uncertain about work, identity, or direction.

Often, it’s both.

Most people who find their way to me are self-aware and reflective. They’ve done therapy, read the books, tried to “figure it out” — and still feel that something essential hasn’t integrated. They’re not looking for quick fixes or answers from the outside. They’re drawn to somatic work because pushing harder no longer works.

My Background

My approach is informed by a blend of training and lived experience, including:

• Bachelor’s of Science from the United States Military Academy

• E-RYT 500 Yoga Teacher

• Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach

• Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor

• Ordained Interfaith Minister

• Advanced training in strength training and movement

• Ongoing training as a Hakomi Practitioner

While credentials matter, presence matters more. The most important part of my training has been my own ongoing commitment to somatic awareness, self-inquiry, and integration.

What Matters to Me

I believe meaningful change happens when people feel safe enough to be honest.

I believe symptoms and patterns are intelligent adaptations, not failures.
I believe the body holds wisdom that can’t be accessed through insight alone.
I believe spirituality becomes real when it’s embodied, not bypassed.
And I believe work like this must honor pacing, consent, and nervous system safety — for both client and practitioner.

I’m a single parent to two teenage boys, and my life has taught me the importance of sustainability, integrity, and care. Burnout helps no one. Presence changes everything.

A Gentle Invitation

If you’re feeling worn down from fighting — with food, with yourself, or with a life that no longer fits — and you’re drawn to work that supports real change through deeper listening, you’re welcome here.

We’ll move slowly.
Nothing will be forced.
And everything that arises will be met with care.